Greg Sankey says the SEC is 16 strong today and will remain at 16 strong tomorrow.
Sankey has less to say about what happens next week, or next month, or next year.
Meanwhile, fissures linger in the ACC. Florida State wants out of the conference it’s competed in since 1992. The Seminoles and Clemson are both suing the ACC. That’s not the sign of a league in harmony.
If FSU, Clemson and others defect, where would they go? Top options would be some order of the Big Ten and SEC, with the Big 12 as the only fallback option.
On this edition of “SEC Football Unfiltered,” a podcast from the USA TODAY Network, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams discuss the possibility of additional SEC expansion and whether the SEC’s standing would be damaged if FSU and Clemson wound up in the Big Ten.
The SEC sounds content at 16, but the risk of standing on the sideline amid further realignment would be the Big Ten growing stronger and narrowing the competitive gap.
Adding FSU and Clemson would bring the B1G closer to the SEC. And, for the first time, the Big Ten would penetrate the South.
Should the SEC keep an open mind to adding Florida State and Clemson?
Toppmeyer: Absolutely the SEC should consider FSU and Clemson if they wriggle out of the ACC. It also should open its doors to North Carolina and a potential fourth school (Virginia?). On the matter of FSU and Clemson, those schools are a tailormade fit the SEC’s geography, brand, culture and football pedigree. Further, they’d solidify the SEC as the nation’s best football conference and create more breathing room with the Big Ten. In contrast, if those schools wind up calling the B1G home, the SEC would remain the top dog in football, but by a narrower margin.
Adams: The SEC might need to return to its defensive roots by adding FSU and Clemson. The SEC doesn’t seem to want the Seminoles…
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Author : The Tennessean
Publish date : 2024-07-20 10:03:43
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